Matthieu Pavon betting profile: WM Phoenix Open
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KAPALUA, HAWAII - JANUARY 04: Matthieu Pavon of France looks on during the third round of The Sentry 2025 at Plantation Course at Kapalua Golf Club on January 04, 2025 in Kapalua, Hawaii. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Matthieu Pavon enters the 2025 WM Phoenix Open Feb. 6-9 after a 73rd-place finish in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in his last tournament.
The WM Phoenix Open tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 6-9, 2025
- Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
- Course: TPC Scottsdale
- Par: 71 / 7,261 yards
- Purse: $9.2M
- Previous winner: Nick Taylor
At the WM Phoenix Open
- In the past five years, this is Pavon's first time competing at the WM Phoenix Open.
- Nick Taylor won this tournament in 2024 with numbers of 0.112 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (42nd in field), 5.118 in SG: Approach the Green (ninth), and 8.934 in SG: Putting (first).
- Taylor averaged 293.8 yards off the tee (35th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 81.94% (second), and attempted 28.25 putts per round (seventh) in that victory a year ago.
Pavon's recent performances
- Pavon has finished in the top five in one of his last five tournaments.
- He's made the cut in four of his last five events.
- Over his last five appearances, Pavon has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 2-under over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Matthieu Pavon has averaged 292.6 yards in his past five starts.
- Pavon has an average of 1.360 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Pavon is averaging -5.183 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Pavon's advanced stats and rankings
- Pavon posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.027 (104th) last season, while his average driving distance of 300.9 yards ranked 92nd on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Pavon ranked 53rd on TOUR, putting up an average mark of 0.249, while he ranked 126th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 65.96%.
- On the greens, Pavon registered a 0.125 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which placed him 71st on TOUR, while he ranked 109th with a putts-per-round average of 29.13. He broke par 25.13% of the time (70th on TOUR).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 92 | 300.9 | 292.6 |
Greens in Regulation % | 126 | 65.96% | 38.24% |
Putts Per Round | 109 | 29.13 | 29.0 |
Par Breakers | 70 | 25.13% | 17.97% |
Bogey Avoidance | 172 | 17.72% | 13.73% |
Pavon's best finishes
- Pavon, who participated in 22 tournaments last season, secured one win with four top-five finishes and five finishes in the top 10.
- In those 22 events, he made the cut 18 times (81.8%).
- Last season Pavon's best performance came at the Grant Thornton Invitational. He shot even-par and took home the title (his only win last season).
- Pavon ranked 16th in the FedExCup standings with 1569 points last season.
Pavon's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Pavon's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where his 2.349 mark ranked in the field.
- Pavon's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, as he put up a 5.394 mark, which ranked him third in the field. He finished first in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Pavon's best performance last season was in January 2024 at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he ranked 47th in the field with a mark of -0.317. He finished first in that event.
- At the Farmers Insurance Open in January 2024, Pavon delivered his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 5.965, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
- Pavon posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (11.639) in January 2024 at the Farmers Insurance Open. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
Pavon's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 104 | 0.027 | 0.366 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 53 | 0.249 | -4.844 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 178 | -0.414 | -2.065 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 71 | 0.125 | 1.360 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 110 | -0.014 | -5.183 |
Pavon's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 28 | 67-68-70-70 | -9 | 27 |
March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 52 | 74-68-76-76 | +6 | 12 |
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 70-77 | +3 | -- |
April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 12 | 70-73-74-72 | +1 | 140 |
April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 49 | 69-73-70-69 | -3 | 12 |
May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 67 | 76-74-74-77 | +17 | 7 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 76-77 | +11 | -- |
June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 77-75 | +8 | -- |
June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 5 | 67-70-69-71 | -3 | 300 |
June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 16 | 71-65-62-68 | -14 | 113 |
July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 74-70 | +4 | -- |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 50 | 72-72-77-72 | +9 | 11 |
August 1-3 | Men’s Olympic Golf Competition | 58 | 71-75-77-74 | +13 | -- |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 46 | 65-73-72-68 | -2 | 39 |
August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 33 | 73-72-76-68 | +1 | 82 |
August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 17 | 67-69-71-67 | -10 | 0 |
December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 17 | 74-73-69-72 | E | -- |
December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 5 | 63-67-65 | E | -- |
January 2-5 | The Sentry | 48 | 74-70-69-68 | -11 | 14 |
January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 73-80 | +9 | -- |
January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 73 | 68-73-78-71 | +2 | 5 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Pavon as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.
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